Learn CintaNotes Shortcuts for Windows
Main Window Shortcuts Action CintaNotes Shortcuts Create a new note Ctrl + N Display help F1 If a tag or text search filter is set, clear the current filter to display all notes Esc Switch view to the next section Ctrl + Tab Switch view to the previous section Ctrl + Shift + Tab Switch view to the next section Ctrl + Left Arrow key Switch view to the previous section Ctrl + Right Arrow key Switch view to section #1..#10 Ctrl + 0-9 Add or remove section #1..#10 to/from selection Ctrl + Shift + 0-9 Add all unselected sections to the current selection on the Section bar Ctrl + Shift + Spacebar Toggle the current notebook section’s inbox Ctrl + I Create a new notebook section Ctrl + Shift + Insert Delete currently selected notebook sections Ctrl + Shift + Delete Move the currently selected section to the left Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Left Arrow key Move the currently selected section to the right Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Right Arrow key Sort notes list by Creation Time Alt + Shift + D Sort notes list by Modification Time Alt + Shift + M Sort notes list by Title Alt + Shift + T Sort notes list by note size Alt + Shift + S Use manual sort order Alt + Shift + U Display untagged notes Ctrl + U Minimize window Shift + Esc Start/cancel the Simplenote synchronization process F12
Notes List Shortcuts Action CintaNotes Shortcuts Move the cursor, selecting the note under the cursor Up & Down Arrow key Scroll focused note’s text inline Left & Right Arrow key Move the cursor without affecting the selection Ctrl + Up & Down Arrow key Move cursor extending selection Shift + Up & Down Arrow key Toggle selection on the current note Ctrl + Spacebar Select all notes that currently appear in the list Ctrl + A Start substring search using current search filter settings A-Z Move focus to the search box Ctrl + F Open a window for editing the current note Enter Open a window for editing the current note and hide the main window Shift + Enter Open the note properties window of the currently focused note Alt + Enter Delete selected notes Delete Cut the selected notes into the clipboard Ctrl + X Copy the selected notes’ text into the clipboard Ctrl + C Copy selected notes into the clipboard as text Ctrl + Shift + C Copy links to selected notes into the clipboard Alt + Shift + C Paste clipboard contents as a new note Ctrl + V Merge two or more selected notes together Ctrl + M If the text search is active, focus next search highlight in the current note’s preview F3 If the text search is active, focus previous search highlight in the current note’s preview Shift + F3 If a currently focused note has a link, open this link using the default web browser F7 Move selected notes up and down Alt + Up & Down Arrow key Go back in the filter history Backspace Go forward in filter history Shift + Backspace View filter history Ctrl + Shift + Backspace Display similarly tagged notes Ctrl + Backspace Paste selected notes’ text into the previously active application Ctrl + Enter Paste the selected notes’ Title, Text, and Link into the previously active application Ctrl + Shift + Enter Focus next note Spacebar
Search Box Shortcuts Action CintaNotes Shortcuts Move focus to the notes list Down Arrow key Navigate the search mode menu without opening it Ctrl + Up & Down Arrow key Open the search mode menu Alt + Down Arrow key Focus on the notes list and move the cursor to start Ctrl + Home Focus on the notes list and move the cursor to the end Ctrl + End
Note Editor Shortcuts Action CintaNotes Shortcuts Move focus to the Tags field Ctrl + Down Arrow key Move focus to the Text field and put caret to the very beginning of the text Alt + Home Move focus to the Text field and put caret to the very end of the text Alt + End Find and select the next instance of the currently selected text F3 Find and select the previous instance of the currently selected text Shift + F3 If a currently edited note has a link, open this link using the default web browser F7 Save the note and close the editor window Ctrl + Enter Move the edited note to Recycle Bin and close the editor window Ctrl + Delete Open the note properties window of the edited note Alt + Enter Save the note without closing the editor window Ctrl + S Save the note without updating its modified time Ctrl + Shift + S Close the editor window without saving the note Alt + C Cycle selection between no list, bulleted list, and numbered list styles Ctrl + L Clear currently selected text of any formatting Ctrl + D Add a note link to the currently selected text Alt + Shift + N Add a link to a file on a disk Alt + Shift + F Add a link to a URL Alt + Shift + U Delete note links from currently selected text Alt + Shift + D Paste note links from the clipboard Alt + Shift + V Undo the last typing actions Ctrl + Z Redo the last typing actions Ctrl + Y Inserts current time stamp in the format defined in the system Control Panel F5 Add a line break to the current list item Shift + Enter Insert a TAB character Ctrl + Tab Outdent selected paragraphs Ctrl + Shift + Tab Align the current paragraph left Alt + Shift + Left Arrow key Align the current paragraph center Alt + Shift + Down Arrow key Align the current paragraph right Alt + Shift + Right Arrow key Display the list of all existing tags minus the tags that are already entered in the textbox Ctrl + Spacebar
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